LittleBuford
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I personally would enjoy the ride a lot less if the water tower were to drench me with additional water!
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Smiley/OCD
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I guess it would depend on the weather…to me, if you want a water ride without getting wet, there’s plenty…several in the MK…flume rides are supposed to get the riders wet…that’s what makes them so much fun…maybe they can turn the French down when it’s cooler or after dark.
There’s a difference between wet and soaked, I can wear normal theme park attire (including shoes) on the former and have to wear swim wear on the latter. I would prefer Splash stay the former, get my upper half splashed, keep the lower half dry and don’t have me dripping wet on exiting.
LittleBuford
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I generally avoided getting wet on Splash Mountain by asking to sit at the very back—it worked pretty well! But I realise I’m unusual in disliking the feeling.
EricsBiscuit
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Avoiding getting wet on SM was easy at WDW. All you had to do was duck. At DL it was a different story. You get absolutely drenched no matter what.
LittleBuford
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Sitting at the back kept me more or less dry on the Disneyland version too.
Re: Dozens
Is this in addition to or as replacement? Of the "24" I figure a dozen are limited motion, 6 are animatic being between limited motion and fluid, fully-animated AAs and 6 are the typical big figs. Still leaves a sparse offering UNLESS some of the original SotS/AS AAs are included as well.
Is this in addition to or as replacement? Of the "24" I figure a dozen are limited motion, 6 are animatic being between limited motion and fluid, fully-animated AAs and 6 are the typical big figs. Still leaves a sparse offering UNLESS some of the original SotS/AS AAs are included as well.
EricsBiscuit
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That reminds me of another thing. I hope they don’t change it at WDW where you get soaked.
Incomudro
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There supposed to possibly get the riders wet.
That's part of the fun.
A guarantee of getting drenched isn't fun for everyone.
Incomudro
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That looks like new mesh for rockwork being laid down where previous areas were cutaway.
Correct?
comics101
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You know, this is actually a really fair and really good point that's getting me to reconsider some of my earlier statements.
Having grown up in the early 2000's, opportunities to discover the latest and greatest that Disney was planning was readily available on the internet. I almost certainly had access to concept art and promotional images that would otherwise have been unavailable to the average person. 30, 40...50 years ago, fans and audiences would have been limited to official artwork released via in-park materials, promotional pamphlets, or television specials--and I'm sure these sources seldom included artwork for un-built attractions or blue sky concepts. I suppose I've been spoiled.
Yes, that is new - it was added a week or so ago.
comics101
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^^So we're in complete agreement on the piece that was released with the retheme's announcement. This is precisely the sort of artwork I'd like to see more of. Unfortunately, the other images you shared do not even come close to replicating the quality and aesthetic seen here.
It may very well come down to opinion and preference, but to me, the cartoony concept pieces look like they were thrown together in Procreate at the last minute in an effort to give the DisneyParks Blog something to post
. They're not really good for anything; they look like they could have been torn out of a Dollar Tree coloring book, scanned into a computer, and colored using art software.
comics101
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I legitimately think Frozen Ever After is one of the worst rides on property. A solid 1/3 of that attraction are empty, dark walls with nothing to look it.
Disstevefan1
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I am going to out on a limb and say all the old animatronics will be pulled out and we will get at least 24, UNLESS there are last moment budget cuts, in that case there will be some number less than 24.
With the erasure of Splash, Disney gets to accomplish two things; get rid of an attraction they don't like AND COST REDUCTION; getting rid of old technology that is too old, too numerous, too expensive to maintain.
Just my opinion.
WDW Pro
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And I was right. That's why it took them from two years to come up with a plan for what the heck this thing would be. They had a blue sky drawing and that was it. Then when it was taken to structural engineering, they discovered the building couldn't be retrofitted to look like the concept, the budget wouldn't allow it, and now we get a water tower.
Smiley/OCD
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If I’m there in December (which we have been the last 2 trips) and the high temps are in the high 50’s/low 60’s, I 100% agree with you!! There’s no worse feeling of cold AND wet…the only reason we dealt with it was because it was closing, and we rode it 12 times in the week we were there…but in that week, trust me, I was glad the cannons weren’t working. I WILL say though, the wettest we got was after the last drop and before you go into the paddle ship scene, where the water comes down the side on your right…the logs have a habit of backing up there…hit it wrong, and no amount of protection will keep you from getting drenched!
WDW Pro
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People should temper their expectations outside of two animatronics in particular. The word "animatronic" has a broad spectrum of meaning.
Smiley/OCD
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Yes! I’m worrying that swirling bees around a stationary hive will be counted as a new AA…their answer, well it’s new and it has motion…